Your Guide to Live Music in Upstate New York

Brett Dennen at The Egg Albany

Brett Dennen live concert

Disclosure: This article contains no affiliate links. Tickets link directly to The Egg’s box office via Tixr. Brett Dennen is a California singer-songwriter who has been making warm, acoustic-rooted folk-pop since the mid-2000s — the kind of music that feels effortless on the surface and reveals more craft underneath with repeated listening. Songs like “Ain’t […]

Peter Rowan with Sam Grisman Project at The Egg Albany

Peter Rowan performing live

Disclosure: This article contains no affiliate links. Tickets link directly to The Egg’s box office via Tixr. This one carries real weight for anyone who knows their bluegrass lineage. Peter Rowan spent the early 1960s playing alongside Bill Monroe in the Blue Grass Boys before going on to a career that spans bluegrass, country rock, […]

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band at The Egg Albany

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band performing live

Disclosure: This article contains no affiliate links. Tickets link directly to The Egg’s box office via Tixr. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band has been at this for over 55 years — they released “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” in 1972, a three-album set that brought together country rock musicians and old-time legends like Doc Watson, Mother […]

John Butler at State Theatre Ithaca — 2026

John Butler performing live

Australian roots virtuoso John Butler brings his stunning fingerpicking guitar work and soulful songwriting to the State Theatre in Ithaca — a must-see for acoustic music lovers.